It hurts [x17]

Is this what you want?
'Cause everybody acts without a clue
Every little kiss and grin you gave
Was just a little bullshit I saw through

The alcohol is scented with your breath
You're always all done up to just be used
I'm waiting for excuses that deceive
I'll meet you in the back to see them through

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

It hurts [x17]

Are you out of your mind?
You dug yourself into a liar's hole
You made a little spark to live inside
It's now a fucking fire out of control
And when the morning comes you'll act surprised
And when the word gets out it will get old
And every day you'll try to live your life
And every little scandal will unfold

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

Sherrie, do you want it?
Sherrie, I want it too
Sherrie, do you want it?
Sherrie, I want it too

How did I let her inside?
We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
Your best friend is not your girlfriend

(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts)
(It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts) Your best friend is not your girlfriend



Lyrics submitted by imacrazyalbino

Track duration: 04:15

"It Hurts" as written by Thomas Delonge

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:i like to imagine this song is about being friends with benefits.. but one person is in love, while the other is just using them. it's about the pain, the uncertainty, and the regret.
    Flag emmaclarkeon January 11, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:Gosh i'm amazed at all the interpretations! To me its very clear that its about fuck buddies. The guy is best friends with this girl, and they sleep together but he's left wanting more than that.
    How did I let her inside?
    -How did he let her inside of him, like into his emotions. When did it become more than sex?
    We're dripping of sweat, I'm feeling alright
    -Obviously sexual, but he prefers this to nothing.
    Her lips were the last thing touched tonight
    - I read this as sexual and emotional. As obviously in sex you touch a lot of other places, but the last place was her lips, showing he actually cares for her enough to give her a quick kiss after sex.
    Your best friend is not your girlfriend
    - Self explanitory, she's not his girlfriend but he wishes she was.

    Brilliant song.


    Flag Trixiex3xon December 28, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:i think this song is about a relationship that was so filled with lies, and they finally find out all the lies they were keeping from each other. Everything about this relationship was fake and lustful.

    " Your best friend is not your girlfriend "

    what he means here, his girlfriend wasnt honest with him, since she lied to him this makes this girl not his bestfriend anymore since in a perfect friendship/girlfriend&boyfriend relationship you never lie to your bestfriend/partner. So obviously he was deeply hurt by her lies.
    Flag dancer528on April 19, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:"Your best friend is not your girlfriend."

    To me, that means maybe His Girlfriend's best friend is a guy, and spends heaps of time with him
    and "It Hurt's" this guy who is dating her

    "How did I let her inside, we're drippin' of sweat, I'm feelin' alright, her lips were the last thing touched tonight"

    Meaning the boyfriend does stuff with her to feel loved, knowing she has been out all night, because he believes he loves her.

    This part,the first verse, she cant be trusted due to her past and what she is like when she is out

    "Is this what you want? Cause everybody acts without a clue.
    Every little kiss and grin you gave, was just a little bullshit I saw through.
    The alcohol is scented with your breath, you're always all done up just to be used,
    I'm waiting for excuses that deceive, I'll meet you in the back to see them through."

    "Every little kiss and grin you gave, was just a little bullshit I saw through."
    She looks at other guys and does stuff with this "best friend", kisses and grins at him, and he just looked past all of her bullshit to try and find something good in her

    "I'm waiting for excuses that deceive"
    Are her trying to explain why she cheated, or did stuff with her supposedly "Best Friend" or something

    "I'll meet you in the back to see them through."
    is the boyfriend arguing with her and trying to figure all the shit out

    The second verse is when he is getting fed up with her actions and is realizing she is lying to him

    "Are you out of your mind, you dug yourself into a liar's hole, You made a little spark to live inside, it's now a fuckin fire out of control. And when the morning comes you'll act surprised, And when the word gets out it will get old, And everyday you'll try and live your life, and every little scandal will unfold."

    "Are you out of your mind, you dug yourself into a liar's hole, You made a little spark to live inside, it's now a fuckin fire out of control"

    He is realizing her lies and she keeps on lying and lying, but now he see's right through it


    "And when the morning comes you'll act surprised, And when the word gets out it will get old, And everyday you'll try and live your life, and every little scandal will unfold"

    She wakes up in the morning with him, Maybe she had sex or done something drastic with her best friend and the boyfriend knows her bullshit wont stop.

    Then near the end after

    "Cherie, i want it. Cherie, i want it too"
    He wants to be with her but he knows it wont work cause he can handle being hurt

    Then as it quietens down near the end with that final riff, he has left her, and is free from her, so he is at peace and not as stressed and hurt

    Yeah, this is my interpretation ^_^

    I dig angels and airwaves
    One of my favorite bands Ever!


    Flag Mrvaultdwelleron August 31, 2009   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Is the song saying that it hurts that your current girlfriend is not your best friend, or that it hurts that your best friend is not your girlfriend, and you wish she was?
    Flag no12willon August 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:does your best friend have to be you girlfriend? in my opinion no it does not have to be that way i think that you have your buddies and in that group your best friend is in there and then your girlfriend and her friends
    Flag TDAon March 18, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:the line "your best friend is not your girlfriend" that line is something...my bestfriends a girl and i tried asking her out a couple of times but i never really got the chance, there were some moments where i thought she liked me and i definately like her but your bestfriend is not your girlfriend it would screw up a great relationship we had
    Flag lostanddissillusionedon February 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i've always thought this song was about cheating, ever since i first heard it...
    "I'm waiting for excuses that deceive,
    I'll meet you in the back to see them through
    How did I let her inside?
    We're dripping of sweat, and feeling alright
    Her lips were the last thing touched tonight,
    Your best friend is not your girlfriend, It hurts"

    I actually feel like it's being sung from the viewpoint of the other guy.. the one she has been cheating with. "meet you in the back" meaning in secret, and he's asking himself how he let this happen, and why he keeps letting it happen.. and essentially in the end he wants to let the poor, used boyfriend know that "your best friend is not your girlfriend".. as in, she's not who he thought she was.

    it just seems like there are a lot of feelings of betrayal in this song.
    Flag cautioneron September 02, 2008   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:'The alcohol is scented with your breath, you're always all done up just to be used'.

    SUCH GREAT LYRICS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Flag shake_gentlyon August 31, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:haha i was making fun of someone elses cmt when I wrote that, by the way, its meaning is pretty obvious=]
    Flag sunshinexloooveon June 14, 2008   Link

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